English Explanatory Dictionary

bahut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
  2. A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.

Pronunciation

/bəˈhʊt/ /bəˈhuːt/

Word forms

bahut bahuts

Etymology

Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.

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